Patriots Day marks the battle of Lexington and Concord, the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Arlington often goes unremembered in this history, despite being the site of the bloodiest encounter of that day’s battles. What’s the true story of Arlington’s role in the war? We sat down with Doris Birmingham, a tour guide at the Jason Russell House and Jim McLean, captain of Menotomy Minutemen, to find out.

 

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Patriots Day marks the battle of Lexington and Concord, the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Arlington often goes unremembered in this history, despite being the site of the bloodiest encounter of that day&rsquo;s battles. What&rsquo;s the true story of Arlington&rsquo;s role in the war? We sat down with Doris Birmingham, a tour guide at the Jason Russell House and Jim McLean, captain of Menotomy Minutemen, to find out.
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